KBB.com Consumer Reviews

Overall4.1Out of 5

Nice quality and fun to own.

By Cablecop | on Sunday, February 04, 2018

5.0

My Escape is a 2016. Built in Kentucky. I have over 30,000 miles on it already. The wife and I are very happy with it. We are 67 years old and we shopped for small SUVs 60 miles south and 50 miles north. The milage is what continues to truly make us happy. Most driving is highway on cruise. We get 30-31 mph. The model is a SE with eco-boost. This model year has a very comfy full power drivers seat. The passenger seat is not power and is not as comfy. Remember, the car is now 3 years old and I read that the interior is even nicer. The rear cargo area with seats folded down is surprisingly, quite large. The paint job is a beautiful pearlescent deep white. The quietness on the highway surprised us. It came with Michelin X Green tires. So far no visible wear! You can adjust the tail gate to go up only as much as you like. 3 different buttons to raise or close it. On the outside door pillar is a keypad which lights up to open. Good if you lock your keys in the car, (and remember your code) Tire pressure warning if low. Very nice Sync 3. My model year on the SE did not come with GPS. Only 2 wishes. Better passenger seat and GPS. These probably are on the 2018. Avery nice car.…

Love it so far

By Blitz | on Thursday, September 19, 2019

4.0

I had a 2010 Honda CR-V and it was a good SUV but getting old. I was going to buy another CR-V but they are having tons of problems now. If you look at Carcomplaints you will know what I am talking about. When researching the true-cost and similar tools to figure out what the best value is they never take in effect Dealer discounts and rebates. They show up on the lower trade in value for the final cost but they use the MSRP for initial cost. I bought a 2019 Escape SE for $8,000 off sticker. The similar equipped CR-V would cost $10,000 more easy. I have a lot of options including heated seats, XM radio, Keyless start and controls from Iphone. It has 911 assist and 2 years maintenance included (42,000 points) Will it last 200,000 miles probably not but I do not want to drive the same thing for 15 years anyway. I love it and it gets 32 mpg on the highway trips and 28 average. I have the 1.5 turbo so I do run the 89 octane because it makes this little lawnmower engine run like a v6. For the money you can not beat it. Would I buy it for MSRP? No way because at the end of the day its a throw away SUV but I think today's CR-Vs and RAV4s are throw away also and they do not discount them much. Ford = lower initial cost and lower resale or Toy & HO higher initial cost and higher resale. I think at the end of the day its a wash and I am keeping my $10K in the stock market.…